Danish Refugee Council recruits a CVA Specialist

Danish Refugee Council hiring CVA Specialist.

Duties and responsibilities

In particular, you will have the following responsibilities

Strategy

• Contribute to the implementation of the strategic Economic Recovery Strategy in WA through the development of new guidance and tools.
• Assist country operations on Economic Recovery development and associated resource mobilisation. This includes providing technical review of relevant proposals and reports and support to sector-specific donor communications if need be.
• Collaborate with other sector coordinators (e.g. Protection, Armed Violence Reduction, etc.) at regional and country levels to explore options for integrated programming.
• Support the Digital CVA transition in WA through the development of technical tools on CVA and pilot the roll out of new partnerships with Financial Service Providers to scale up CVA in all sectors.

Technical Support

• Support emergency and EcRec country teams on assessment, design, set-up, implementation, monitoring, learning and reporting of higher quality, timelier and more accountable needs, preferences and market-based economic recovery programming on behalf of IDPs or refugees, and their host communities.
• Specific areas of focus:
  • Support uptake/better use of targeted market assessment and analysis in support of market systems programming across DRC’s Response Framework, including via the mainstreaming of the Minimum Economic Recovery Standards (MERS).
  • Modality selection: contribute to modality due diligence processes to support the selection of appropriate and relevant assistance modalities (cash, vouchers, or in-kind – alone, or in combination with other assistance modalities such as service provision or infrastructure) by country operations. Help identifying technical and/or programmatic gaps and provide training, mentoring and capacity building as required.
  • Contribute to technical support in multi-purpose cash programmes, use of sectoral CVA, financial inclusion, livelihoods protection, restoration, and development.
  • Quality assurance: follow up on the implementation of DRC’s minimum standards for Economic Recovery programming and support the rolling out of and training in core programme tools, guidance and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as required.
  • Monitoring and evaluation: in close collaboration with MEAL and EcRec teams, support outcome monitoring to measure programme quality, and evaluate impact, cost-effectiveness, and relevance.
  • Participation and accountability: support DRC operations to increase the participation of and their accountability to populations of concern.

Operational

• Assure compliance with DRC standards and procedures, and alignment with global and regional strategies, including through regular coordination with colleagues in support services at Regional levels.
• Support organisational preparedness for market systems programming (including CVA and uptake of digital payments in country operations). Support the management of the CVA digital platforms to ensure the highest level of compliance and programme efficiency.
• Complete country visits to deliver technical oversight, identify needs, provide support, trouble shoot, strengthen capacity, and ensure quality programming.

In addition to the above, the Regional Economic Recovery Specialist may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Regional Head of Programme and the Regional Economic Recovery Coordinator.

Required qualifications

Professional technical experience evidencing and demonstrating ability to deliver against the above-mentioned responsibilities:

• Minimum 5 years international field experience with international humanitarian and/or development organisations, and demonstrable experience working on economic recovery programming in contexts of forced displacement.
• Strong knowledge of Cash and Voucher Assistance – both modalities, and on payment systems/transfer mechanisms (including procurement and management of financial service providers), in particular digital delivery mechanisms, including experience in market system programming.
• Relevant practitioner knowledge of and experience with relevant livelihoods support (including emergency and resilience interventions). Familiarity with self-reliance programming, including safety net programmes and the Graduation Approach is desirable.
• Experience in West Africa, and strong knowledge of livelihoods zones across the region is expected. A food security and agriculture-based or livestock-based livelihoods expertise will be valued.
• Experience delivering targeted and high-quality technical training and capacity building, including in settings with remote technical management.
• Substantial experience in both a technical advisory role and with hands-on programme management and implementation across the project/programme cycle.
• Strong proposal development skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to determine priorities and attention to detail

All employees should master DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. You strive to produce accurate, thorough and professional work with optimal use of time and effort.
• Collaborating: You cooperate with and involve relevant parties, actively seeking their opinion and sharing key information with them. You support and trust others while encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and prioritize my job according to DRC’s overall vision and goals. You take the initiative when confronted with a challenge or an opportunity and aim for innovative solutions.
• Communicating: You write and speak effectively and honestly while adjusting my style and tone to the situation. You listen actively to others and involve them in the dialogue.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills, including working with different groups, partners and nationalities, and experience in coordination mechanisms, e.g. cash working group, food security and early recovery clusters.

General regulations :

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
• The employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization
• The employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period
• The employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization
• The employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request